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The 28-spotted potato ladybeetle,Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is a major agricultural pest that primarily causes serious damage to solanaceous plants. The destructive potential ofH. vigintioctopunctata is high at the larval stages. The cover photo shows thatH. vigintioctopunctata third instar larva eating on the surface of eggplant leaf; it can be easily killed after ingestion of dsHvvATPaseA or dsHvvATPaseE (see pages xxx-xxx). Photo provided by Li-Yuan Liu. (Source: Insect Science)
Source: Insect Science - December 6, 2021 Category: Biology Tags: CONTENTS Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 12862: Effect of Different Agricultural Farming Practices on Microbial Biomass and Enzyme Activities of Celery Growing Field Soil
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Soil quality is directly affected by alterations in its microbiological, biological, biochemical, physical, and chemical aspects. The microbiological activities of soil can affect soil fertility and plant growth because it can speed up the cycling of nutrients, enzymes, and hormones that are needed by plants for proper growth and development. The use of different agricultural management practices can influence microbial biomass and enzyme activities by altering soil microclimate, soil microorganism habitat, and nutrient cycling. Based on this, the present work planned to evaluate the impact of conventional, ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 6, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wang Kaur Zhang Li Xu Tags: Article Source Type: research
In vivo and In vitro Mitigation Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria Derived from Fresh Vegetables on Aflatoxins
This study investigated the mitigation effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from four types of vegetable, cucumber, Chinese cabbage, Japanese radish and eggplant, which are used to make Japanese traditional fermented pickles, on AFs. Using aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) binding assay for screening, four representative strains were selected (one from each vegetable) from total 94 LAB strains, based on the highest binding ratio. The ranges of the binding ratio of these representative strains to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2 and AFM1 were 57.5%-87.9% for the LAB strain derived from cucumber, 18....
Source: Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan - November 4, 2021 Category: Food Science Authors: Kenji Oonaka Naoki Kobayashi Yosuke Uchiyama Mioko Honda Shiro Miyake Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi Source Type: research
